Institute for Multidisciplinary Research
Serbia,Belgrade,Kneza Viseslava 1
tel: 3-555-258, fax: 3-055-289

Department of Life Sciences
Last & First Name: Dr Lenhardt Mirjana
Work position:
Academic position:
Science position: Principal Research Fellow
Phone: +381-11/2-078- 475
Mail:lenhardt@imsi.rs lenhardt@ibiss.bg.ac.rs
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Education

1980 B.Sc., Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Belgrade, Molecular biology.
1984 M.Sc., Center for Multidisciplinary Studies, University of Belgrade, Ecology.
1997 Ph.D., Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade, Ecology. 

Positions

1985-present Department of Hydroecology & Water Protection, Institute for Biological Research, Belgrade and Centre for Multidisciplinary Studies University of Belgrade.

Training

1990 Enzymes involved in xenobiotic metabolism in fish, Laboratory for Aquatic Toxicology, Studsvik, Sweden.

2001 Training in protein and amino acids contents of fish oocytes and eggs, University of Bergen, Norway.

Partcipation in scientific projects

Studies on the pollution status of the Danube river basin, measures of protection and rational exploitation of the water resources, Research project supported by European Economic community (1985-1989).

Protection and improvement of environment in SR Serbia, Ministry of Sciences and Technology of Serbia (1985-1990).

Analysis of ecological interactions in different types of terrestric and aquatic ecosystems, Ministry of Sciences and Technology of Serbia (1990-1995, 1996-2000).

Endangered Species: Oocyte maturation of the beluga sturgeon (Huso huso) - Evolutionary significance of egg yolk proteins, Norwegian Research Council, Project manager for Serbian part of project (2000-2001).

Development of high-productive aquaculture and its application in protection and improvement of fish resources, Ministry of Science and Environmental Protection (2002-2004).

Management of freshwater fisheries on bordering rivers – pilot study with a holistic regional approach, Project manager for Serbian part of project (2004-2005).

Selected publications

M.Sc. Thesis
Lenhardt, M. 1984. General computers programme for estimating optimal catchment of fish on Velika Morava river. University of Belgrade.

Ph.D. Thesis
Lenhardt, M. 1997. Eco-biochemical investigations of pike (Esox lucius L.) population from the River Danube near Belgrade. University of Belgrade.

  1. Janković, D., Lenhardt, M., Lakić, R. & Raspopović, M. 1987. Ichthyo-faunistic and ecological study of Moravica river and its tributaries (West Morava river System), Proceedings on the Fauna of SR Serbia (Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts) IV, 208-219.

  2. Lenhardt, M. 1987. Morphometric and meristic characters of the chub (Leuciscus cephalus L.) from the Zapadna Morava river (the Danube river system), Ichthyos 6, 23-29.

  3. Lenhardt, M. & Krpo, J. 1988. Comparative analysis of taxonomic characters of the chub (Leuciscus cephalus L.) from thermal waters of brook Vrujci near Ljig (the Sava river system) and from Zapadna Morava. Ichthyos 6, 23-29.

  4. Janković, D., Hegediš, A., Lenhardt, M., Krpo, J. & Anđelković, D. 1990. Particularities of the Pocibrava brook ichthyofauna (the Kolubara river basin). Ichthyologia 21, 1-6.

  5. Lenhardt, M. 1992. Seasonal changes in some blood chemistry parameters and in relative liver and gonad weights of pike (Esox lucius L.) from the River Danube. Journal of Fish Biology 40, 709-718.

  6. Lenhardt, M. 1994. Growth and maturation specifities of pike (Esox lucius L.) in the Danube uring the first year of age. Bios 2, 129-136.

  7. Lenhardt, M. 1994. Biochemical fish blood parameters as indicators of the water saprobity. In: The Danube in Yugoslavia (Janković, D., Jovičić, M. ed.) 185-190, Inst. Biol. Res. "Siniša Stanković" Belgrade, Inst. Dev. Wat. Res. "Jaroslav Černi" Belgrade, Commision of the European Communities Brussels, Fed. Min. Sci. Techn. Dev. Belgrade, Min. Sci., Techn. Rep. Serb. Belgrade, Fed. Min. Env. Prot. Belgrade, Belgrade.

  8. Janković, D., Pujin, V., Hegediš, A., Maletin, S., Krpo, J., Lenhardt, M. Kostić, D., Anđelković, D. & Miljanović, B. 1994. Community structure of the fish fauna in the Danube and its Tributaries. In: The Danube in Yugoslavia (Janković, D., Jovičić, M. ed.) 137-148, Inst. Biol. Res. "Siniša Stanković" Belgrade, Inst. Dev. Wat. Res. "Jaroslav Černi" Belgrade, Commision of the European Communities Brussels, Fed. Min. Sci. Techn. Dev. Belgrade, Min. Sci., Techn. Rep. Serb. Belgrade, Fed. Min. Env. Prot. Belgrade, Belgrade.

  9. Janković, D., Krpo, J., Lenhardt, M., Hegediš, A. 1994. Ecological characteristics of the Danube fish species. In: The Danube in Yugoslavia (Janković, D., Jovičić, M. ed.) 159-173, Inst. Biol. Res. "Siniša Stanković" Belgrade, Inst. Dev. Wat. Res. "Jaroslav Černi" Belgrade, Commision of the European Communities Brussels, Fed. Min. Sci. Techn. Dev. Belgrade, Min. Sci., Techn. Rep. Serb. Belgrade, Fed. Min. Env. Prot. Belgrade, Belgrade.

  10. Lenhardt, M., Mićković, B. & Jakovčev, D. 1996. Age, growth, sexual maturity and diet of the Mediterranean barbel (Barbus peloponnesius petenyi) in the river Gradac (West Serbia, Yugoslavia). Folia Zoologica 45, (Suppl 1), 33-37.

  11. Cakić, D., Hegediš, A., Kataranovski, D., & Lenhardt, M. 1998. Endohelminths of Mediterranean barbel, Barbus peloponnesius petenyi, in running waters of West Serbia (Yugoslavia), Folia zoologica 47 (Suppl 1), 81-85.

  12. Sekulić, N., Cakić, P., Lenhardt, M., Vučić, D. & Budakov, Lj. 1999. Short-snouted pipefish Syngnathus abaster (Acanthopterygii: Syngnathidae) in the Yugoslav section of the Danube. Ichthyologia 31 (1), 79-82.

  13. Cakić, P., Lenhardt, M., Petrović, Z. 2000. The first record of Gasterosteus aculeatus L. 1758 (Pisces: Gasterosteidae) in the Yugoslav Section of Danube, Ichthyologia 32 (1), 79-82.

  14. Cakić, P., Petrović, Z., Kataranovski, D., Jakovčev, D. & Lenhardt, M. 2000. The first record and description of Chaetogaster limnei von Baer, 1827 (Naididae, Oligochaeta) on Huso huso fry in Serbia, Helminthologia 37, 162-164.

  15. Cakić, P., Arambašić, M. & Lenhardt,M. 2000. Saprobiological analysis of the Danube river near Belgrade (Višnjica-Vinča section, rkm 1161-1146) based on ichthyological material, according to different classifications in the period 1992-1997. 33 Conference of International Association for Danube Research, Osijek, Kroatien.

  16. Lenhardt, M. & Cakić, P. 2000. Observation on the age, growth and food of the pike (Esox lucius L.) in the Danube (km 1178). 33 Conference of International Association for Danube Research, Osijek, Kroatien.

  17. Lenhardt, M. & Cakić, P. 2000. A comparative toxicological study of the pike (Esox lucius L.) from two localities in the river Danube with a different level of pollution. International Congress on the Biology of Fish, Topic: Fish Toxicology.

  18. Lenhardt, M. & Cakić, P. 2002. Seasonal reproductive cycle of pike, Esox lucius L., from the River Danube, Journal of Applied Ichthyology 18 (1), 7-13.

  19. Cakić, P., Lenhardt, M., Mičković, D., Sekulić, N. & Budakov, LJ. 2002. Biometric analysis of Syngnathus abaster populations, Journal of Fish Biology 60, 1588-1595.

  20. Cakić, P., Stojanovski, S., Kulišić, Z., Hristovski, N. & Lenhardt, M. 2002. Occurrence of Anguillicola crassus (Nematoda: Dracunculoidea) in eels of lake Ohrid, Macedonia, Acta Veterinaria, 2-3, 163-169.

  21. Cakić, P., Stojanovski, Petrović, Z., Lenhardt, M. & 2002. The first record of parasite Nematode genus Philometroides on Yugoslav freshwater fish. Experimental Pathology and Parasitology. Bulgarian Academy of Sciences 5 (8), 3-8.

  22. Kolarević, J., Lenhardt, M., Cakić, P. and Jarić, I. 2003. Population study of the Danube sterlet (Acipenser ruthenus L.). RDPC Workshop 2003, 1-5 October, Kotor, Serbia and Montenegro.

  23. Nikčević, M, Lenhardt, M., Cakić, P., Mićković, B., Kolarević, J. and Jarić, I. 2003. Historical review and new initiatives for sturgeon fisheries, aquaculture and caviar production in Serbia and Montenegro. RDPC Workshop 2003, 1-5 October, Kotor, Serbia and Montenegro.

  24. Lenhardt, M., Cakić, P., Kolarević, J., Gačić, Z., Mićković, B., Jarić, I. & Nikčević, M. 2004. Length-weight relationship of sterlet (Acipenser ruthenus L.) juveniles in the Danube River. Proceedings, 35 Conference of IAD 35, 533-536, Novi Sad.

  25. Cakić, P., Lenharadt, M., Kolarević, J., Nedeva, I., Radev, V., Karaivanova, E. & Atanasov, G. 2004. The first data on chub (Leuciscus cephalus L.) parasites in the Serbian part of Danube River. Proceedings, 35 Conference of IAD 35, 549-553, Novi Sad.

  26. Cakić, P., Lenhardt, M. & Kolarević, J. 2004. Sinergasilus polycolpus, a new copepod species in the ichthyoparasitofauna of Serbia and Montenegro. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 58, 265-266.

  27. Lenhardt, M., Cakić, P., Kolarević, J., Mićković, B. & Nikčević, M. (2004) Changes in sterlet (Acipenser ruthenus L.) catch and length frequency distribution in the Serbian part of the Danube River during the twentieth century. Ecohydrology & Hydrobiology 4 (2), 193-197.

  28. Lenhardt, M., Cakić, P. and Kolarević, J. 2004. Influence of the HEPS Djerdap I and Djerdap II dam construction on catch of economically important fish species in the Danube River, Ecohydrology & Hydrobiology 4, 499-502.

  29. Lenhardt, M., Finn, R.N., Cakić, P., Kolarević, J., Krpo-Ćetković, J., Radović, I. and Fyhn, H.J. 2004. Analysis of the post-vitellogenic oocytes of the three species of the Danube Acipenseridae: beluga (Huso huso), Russian sturgeon (Acipenser gueldenstaedtii) and sterlet (Acipenser ruthenus), Belgian Journal of Zoology, 134 (Supplement 1): 77-80.

  30. Lenhardt, M., Kolarević, J., Jarić, I., Cvijanović, G., Poleksić, V., Mićković, B., Gačić, Z., Cakić, P. and Nikčević, M. 2004. Assesment concept for river ecosystems characterization based on sterlet (Acipenser ruthenus L.) population research. Proceedings of the Fifth International Symposium on Ecohydraulics «Aquatic habitatas: analysis & restoration», Madrid, 12th – 17th September, 153-156.

  31. Cakić, P., Lenhardt, M., Kolarević, J., Mićković, B. & Hegediš, A. 2004. Distribution of Asiatic cyprinid Pseudorasbora parva in Serbia and Montenegro, Journal of Fish Biology 65, 1431-1434.

  32. Paunović, M., Cakić, P., Hegediš, A., Kolarević, J. & Lenhardt, M. 2004. A report of Eriocheris sinensis (H. Milne Edwards, 1854) (Crustacea: Brachyura: Grapsidae) from the Serbian part of the Danube River. Hydrobiologia 00, 1-3.